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AirDrop is an ad-hoc service that enables users to exchange files between iOS and macOS devices

AirDrop is an ad-hoc service in Apple Inc.'s macOS and iOS operating systems.

Introduced in Mac OS X Lion (OS X 10.7) and iOS 7 that enables users to transfer files to another supported Mac computer and iOS mobile device without using email or a mass storage device. OS X (under OS X Yosemite) and iOS (under iOS 8) use different AirDrop protocols and are not interoperable. AirDrop in macOS operates over Wi-Fi, whereas the iOS implementation utilizes both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Once OS X 10.10 Yosemite and iOS 8 are released however, users will be able to AirDrop between their computer and mobile device.

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Is there an AirDrop client for Microsoft Windows?

It would be nice to have an AirDrop client for Microsoft Windows. Does anyone know if such a program exists as a shipping product or an open source work-in-progress? I'm aware that there are many other file sync options, but I'm looking for…
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How do I use AirDrop from the Terminal?

Is there a way to share a file over AirDrop via Terminal on Mountain Lion? How so?
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AirDrop: Bluetooth or Wi-Fi?

How does AirDrop work? I thought it is just Bluetooth, but I am starting to doubt that now. Whenever I turn AirDrop on, my Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are automatically turned on. If I turn the Wi-Fi off, and try to AirDrop, sometimes it works, but…
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Changing Airdrop Folder

I have changed the location of many other applications to save files to a custom folder instead of ~/Downloads. Is there a way to change the default Airdrop location from the Downloads folder to something else?
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What is the transfer speed of AirDrop?

Tried transferring 4gb file yesterday and seems to be taking such a long time. Anyone knows the transfer speed? It may help to say that I'm using last year's AirPort Extreme. EDIT: Two years later, I wonder: what about in 802.11ac? If the laptops…
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How do I share a chrome tab via AirDrop?

I'd like to share my current Chrome page on macOS via AirDrop to an iOS device so that I can open it up in mobile Safari. If I use Safari on a desktop, this is easily done via: Share > AirDrop. Is there an equally easy way to do this on Chrome? How…
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How to change computer name as it shows up in AirDrop?

I use AirDrop quite often to quickly send pictures that I take on my iPhone, to my Mac. The problem is, I have several Macs (all of them are Mac minis) and when I activate AirDrop on my iPhone, they all show up with the exact same name. I've…
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Devices not showing up for AirDrop

I have iPhone 5 (with iOS 8.3) MacBook Pro Early 2013 (with OS X Yosemite 10.10.3) iPad Air (with iOS 8.3) My iPhone is paired with the MacBook, so e.g when my phone rings, I can see it in my computer. But when I want to AirDrop photos from my…
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Is AirDrop possible between iPad, iPhone and MacBook?

A new MacBook came with something called AirDrop and worked between many MacBooks such as MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. Can I also use AirDrop to exchange data between Macs and iOS devices?
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macOS: Disconnect Wi-Fi without turning it off

How can I disconnect from Wi-Fi on Mac without turning it off? I do not want to connect via Wi-Fi on my Mac as I am connected via LAN. But when I turn Wi-Fi off, I also lose the ability to use services dependant on Wi-Fi availability such as…
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AirDrop on Unsupported Macs?

One of the Lion features I would really like to use is AirDrop. It would make transferring files so much faster than using a flash drive. Unfortunately, my Mac is a 2007 Black MacBook, and AirDrop is not supported on this hardware. Is there a way to…
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Force airdrop images to be JPEG not HEIC

If i airdrop a photo from my iPhone (iOS 12.4.1) to my MacBook (OSX 10.3.6)the photo arrives as a .HEIC which some other programmes dont reconise. Is it possible to get airdrop to send .JPG / .JPEG files instead ? Im aware i could convert the…
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Multiple simultaneous wifi connections

With the release of airdrop it is apparent that my WiFi network card is capable of making more than one network connection. Are there any apps, documentation, command line tools, etc. for managing multiple wireless connection on my mac. in a nut…
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AirDrop: How to access AirDrop from command line?

I was looking for an option to use Airdrop to sync a set of directories between two computers. I want to achieve this wirelessly (hence chose Airdrop without having the computers connect on a network or with cross cable wires). Is there a command…
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How can AirDrop be disabled?

I want to disable AirDrop so that my users do not have access to it but I have not been able to find a place to disable this feature. The closest thing i have found is this thread but I don't know where to disable it. Could someone explain to me how…
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